在26个英文字母中,辅音字母有20个,分别是B、C、D、F、G、H、J、K、L、M、N、P、Q、R、S、T、V、W、X、Z。
相比较元音发音时,需要张大嘴巴做好嘴型。辅音的发音大多数时候是需要闭上嘴巴,通过阻断空气避免其轻易地通过嘴巴,如发音时嘴唇相碰或舌头触碰牙齿来发出。辅音根据发音的时候声带是否振动,分成两大类:清辅音和浊辅音。
b [b] bag bike;c [k] cake card ;c [s] face decide;d [d] desk dad;
f [f] fine five;g [g] good bag;g [dʒ] gym giraffe ;g [ʒ] massage rouge
h [h] hello hat;j [dʒ] jacket job;k [k] key like;l [l] hello like;
l [ɫ] milk bell;m [m] morning name;n [n] no nice;n [ŋ] pink bank;
p [p] map pen;r [r] Frank red;s [s] spell thanks;s [ʃ] sugar Asia;
s [ʒ] pleasure leisure;t [t] it what;v [v] evening vest ;w [w] what we;
x [ks] box six;x [gz] exam exhaust;y [j] you yellow;
z [z] zoo zero;z [ʒ] crozier seizure